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Tough Night For Raider Basketball
Saturday night in Woodbury, Cannon County girls defeated Coffee County 55-31. The Lady Raiders fell to 4-5 on the year. In boy’s play Cannon County knocked of the Raiders 68-52. Coffee County falls to 3-8 on the season. Tuesday night Coffee County will host Lincoln...
Motlow Men Win Two as the Lady Bucks Drop Two
Bree Horner led the Motlow Lady Bucks in scoring with 10 pts. Lauren Brown & Erin Layne added 9 each in the 87-62 loss to Roane St. on Friday night at Motlow College. On Saturday the Lady Bucks lost to the nation’s 20th ranked Wallace St Lady Senators, 69-41. Sabrina Jackson led Motlow with 11 and Horner added 10. The Motlow men defeated Roane St. 119-85. Clint Nwosuh leads the Bucks in scoring with 32 points. Jaylen Barford chipped in with 23. On Saturday the Bucks fought off Wallace St to move to 11-1 on the season with a...
Raiders Split Wrestling Matches
The CHS Wrestling team welcomed Lawrence County and Stewarts Creek for a 3 team match on Friday night at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The grapplers got strong performances from top to bottom of their roster as they got a win over Lawrence County and a strong performance, in a losing effort, against Stewarts Creek. Against Stewarts Creek, Joel Singleton dropped a tough 6 to 2 decision(132 pounds). The Raider grapplers got pin fall wins by Owen Teague (126), David Tate (138), Jose Ruiz (145) and Joshua Tobitt (195). In their winning match against Lawrence County, Owen Teague...
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 5 December 2014
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 5 December 2014 is Madison Armstrong. Madison is in fifth grade at Deerfield Elementary School in Coffee County. She is the daughter of proud parents Kim and Chris. She was nominated for this award because she is academically minded, an excellent student and helpful to all classmates and teachers. She plays basketball for her school and her favorite subject is science because she enjoys learning about the ecosystem and animals. Appropriately, she plans to be a veterinarian or dog trainer when she gets older. Madison was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S...
Coffee County Gets Two Wins Over Grundy County
Coffee County played host to Grundy County in high school basketball on Thursday night. In the girl’s game the Lady Raiders dominated the Lady Jackets as the cruised to a 49-18 non-district win. Tyger Fenton led Coffee County with 11 points. Freshman Brooke Freeze came in to play the final 3 minutes of the game and scored 5 points to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game. Coffee County is now 4-4 on the year. The Raider boys played a tight game with Grundy County until the 4th quarter and that’s when Coffee County pulled...
Coffee County Battles Tullahoma In High School Wrestling
David Tate got a pin of Tullahoma’s Bryce Triplett to earn the only points for the CHS grapplers as the Raiders fell to the Wildcats 78 to 6. The dual match, played before the Tullahoma student body on Wednesday afternoon, was the second match for Coffee County in 2 days and one of 4 matches this week. Coming off his 2 pin performance on Tuesday night at home, Tate continued his strong showing this season as he bested Triplett at 3:54 of his 138 pound match. The Raiders will be back at home on Friday night as they welcome...
Raider Wrestlers Compete In 3-Way Match
The Central High School wrestling team welcomed Oakland and Independence to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym on Tuesday night for this season’s home opener. The Raider grapplers dropped a 62 to 18 match to Oakland while falling to Independence 52 to 22. For Coffee County, David Tate won both of his matches by a pin earning Coffee County 12 points at 138 pounds. Hannah Curtis got a pin against Oakland and a forfeit win against Independence to garner 10 points at 106 pounds. Jose Ruiz had a pin at 145 pounds, as did Brandon Baumstein at 113 pounds....
Bucks Win, Ranked 28th In The Nation
The Motlow Bucks celebrated their appearance in the national rankings by going on the road and beating Snead State 87-67 Tuesday night in Boaz, Ala. The first regular season poll released by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) listed Motlow as the No. 28 team in the nation. Sophomores Dequon Miller and Greg Mason had big games for the Bucks. Miller accomplished a rare triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Mason was dominant with 17 rebounds to go along with eight points. The Lady Bucks (1-9, 1-4) suffered their eighth consecutive loss when they dropped...
